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The Oculus Rift is Now 4 Months Backordered

Oculus Rift pre-orders opened on January 6th and were met with both excitement and resentment over the $600 price tag. That doesn't seem to have stopped excited early-adopters from getting in line. Oculus says that the first Rift headsets will...

HTC Reveals ‘Vive Pre’ Development Kit at CES

HTC has finally taken the wraps off of the second development kit of the Vive VR headset, they're calling it the 'Vive Pre', and the new unit is being shown off here at CES 2016. The Vive Pre largely seems...

Oculus Rift Pre-order Slips to Early 2016, Q1 Launch Window Still on Track

Having previously announced that the consumer Oculus Rift and Touch controllers would be available for pre-order in 2015, Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey today confirmed that pre-orders will hit "soon after New Year." Following the announcement of a substantial launch delay...

First Look: The Void’s 2K ‘Rapture’ VR Headset with Curved OLED Displays

Here's an early look at the first version of Rapture, the VR headset you'll use when you enter The Void virtual reality attraction, opening to the public next year. Packing dual curved OLED displays, it's a serious looking piece...

Samsung Launches Gear VR Headset in the US, Coming ‘Soon’ to Europe

Samsung today became the first company to market with a consumer oriented virtual reality headset in decades as its Samsung Galaxy mobile phone powered Gear VR launched in the US today. It's unlikely that many people, even post Oculus Rift Kickstarter,...

Analysis of Gear VR’s Place at the Inception of the Consumer Virtual Reality Ecosystem

Ben Lang jokes that we've been at 'Year Zero' of VR for three years now, and the official release of the Gear VR today marks the first official launch of a consumer-ready virtual ready head-mounted display. Ben joins me on...

Oculus Lists Gear VR ‘Sold Out’ at Best Buy, Amazon & Samsung Still Stocked

Pre-orders for the Gear VR, the mobile VR headset made in collaboration between Samsung and Oculus, opened up on November 10th. With the headset due to be released on the 20th, it looks like Best Buy has sold out...

AuraVisor Hands-On Impressions and Photos, Kickstarter Goal Now Passed

The AuraVisor is an untethered 'all in one' VR headset which strive to address issues with both mobile and desktop VR. The Kickstarter has just passed its £100,000 goal, and we went hands-on with an early prototype to see...

New Untethered VR Headset ‘AuraVisor’ Kickstarter Passes 50% of Target in 24 Hours

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1714346163/auravisor-virtual-reality-head-mounted-computer# A UK firm is making a bid for the untethered virtual reality headset space with a new headset called AuraVisor, a self-contained immersive device which packs processing power and display into one headset. The device hit Kickstarter on Monday and...

The First Oculus Rift Has Rolled off the Production Line

At Oculus Connect 2015, key members of the teams responsible for designing and manufacturing the consumer Oculus Rift took to the stage to talk about the process of creating a headset for mass production. It was revealed that the first...

Palmer Luckey Explains Why the Oculus Rift Will Cost “More than $350”

As we approach the Rift's Q1 2016 consumer launch, Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey has given us a new minimum for the still unannounced Oculus Rift price. In the humble beginnings of Oculus, the company sought to create an affordable consumer VR...

StarVR 210-Degree VR Headset to Receive Eye-tracking Support Courtesy of Tobii

Starbreeze, an "independent creator, publisher and distributor of high quality entertainment products" has announced that its StarVR headset will receive eye-tracking support as the result of a partnership between specialist in the field, Tobii. Starbreeze's StarVR headset made quite the splash...

New OSVR HDK v1.3 Headset Gets 120Hz OLED Display, New Optics – Ships in October

OSVR, the open source virtual reality project founded by Razer and Sensics, today announced the latest version of their HDK (Hacker Development Kit) VR Headset. The v1.3 version of the open source headset includes an improved display and optics. After...

Valve Dials Back Vive Release Expectations, Suggests Bulk Will Ship in Q1 2016

Having revealed SteamVR and the Vive VR headset just six months ago, Valve and HTC set an aggressive consumer release date of Q4 2015. This would make the companies first-to-market over major competitors. Now, however, Valve is dialing back...

GameFace “Guarantees” Latency Equal to Gear VR, Mark 6 Prototype Field of View Impresses

We recently got our hands on the latest 'Mark 6' mobile VR headset prototype from GameFace Labs. The 'Head Mounted Console' as the company calls it, features a 2560x1440 OLED display and an on-board processor, making the device a...
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